Notes & Quotes Bowling Green Independent Schools District Newsletter December 2012 Padilla Selected for Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame On November 15, 2012, Bowling offers help and solutions. be retired. Green High School announced Anne • She commands respect and • She tells us that “I teach on Padilla, a teacher since 1985, will be treats her students as intelligent, a year-to-year basis…I keep offi cially inducted as part of the 6th logical adults, but isn’t afraid to thinking that the next year will be Class of the Louie B. Nunn Kentucky let out her inner child from time to my last…but it’s you guys that Teacher Hall of Fame on Tuesday, time. keep me coming back.” February 26, 2013, in the Capitol • In her own unique style, she Rotunda in Frankfort. makes us grade our own essays Commonwealth Attorney Principal Gary Fields shared and then justify our grades Chris Cohron also joined BGHS with employees that Anne has before she will reveal our actual in congratulating Ms. Padilla and been teaching young people how grades. shared stories of his experience as to be better writers, critical readers, • She has never given a 100% one of her fi rst students in 1985. and how to be better people since on an essay, because she He recalled her strict classroom graduating from Hunter College. He doesn’t believe in a perfect piece management and creative methods said the best way to sum up what of writing. of motivating students, but said that Anne has meant to Bowling Green • She openly asks students to no other educator had made more an High School is to share words of critique her reading guides, impact in his life than Ms. Padilla. 2012 graduates Austin Lyons, Megan noting weak questions… Bowling Green High School and Taing, John Vogler, Dana Reynolds, she even asked us which books all of Bowling Green City Schools and David Wesley: should be taught in her class congratulate Ms. Anne Padilla, Louie • She is blunt and critical, but next year and which ones should B. Nunn Teacher Hall of Fame. BGHS Purples are 5A Football State Champions Congratulations to all athletes participating in the 2012 fall season:

Bowling Green High School: Cross Country: Regional Champions, State Runner-Up

Football: District Champion, Regional Champion, State Champion

Girls Soccer: District Champion, Regional Champion, State Final Four

Boys Soccer: District Champion, Regional Champion, State Elite Eight

Volleyball: District Runner-Up, Photo Submitted Regional Runner-Up The Bowling Green Purples are the KHSAA 5A State Champions for the second consecutive year. The team has been undefeated for two straight seasons, with a record of 30-0. Congrats to all players, coaches & families! Golf: Boys Team Regional Runner- Up, State Tournament Participant Bowling Green Junior High: Football: Both 7th & 8th grade teams Cross Country: Madisyn Peeples fi nished as State Runners-Up Two softball players have signed won the middle school state letters of intent to play collegiate championship running a 4K with a Volleyball: 2nd Place Conference athletics: Brittany Vaughn has signed time of 15:01. Finish to play at Memphis, and Kathryn Downing to play at WKU. BGHS Academic Team & 6th Grade Showcase Results The BGHS Academic Team Bowling Green Junior High competed in their season ending School’s Sixth Grade Academic tournament at Greenwood on Team took fi rst place in every Teachers aNd Thursday, November 15. The team competition on Saturday, December was awarded both the Best Varsity 1. They won the overall Sixth Grade Technology Record and the Best Freshmen Showcase, Quick Recall, several Record for the West Division. Two written assessment categories. District Technology Resource team members were named to the SCKAC Honor Team: Ethan Holaday Teacher, Allen Martin, is and Ben Guthrie. The team fi nished showcasing teachers using in 3rd place for the tournament. technology tools in their Potter Gray P.E. in the Pool classroom through brief testimonial videos.

Ms. Anne Padilla, BGHS Ms. Ann Pollard, BGJHS Ms. Keriann Pratt, Potter Gray

To view the fi rst TNT video, visit: http://tinyurl. com/TNT12012 ...Dyn-O-Mite! Fourth & fi fth grade students from Potter Gray Elementary will spend three Physical Education classes this semester in the BGHS Pool. The students will learn basic strokes and swimming techniques from BGHS swimmers and coaches. They will swim laps in the pool or have individual instruction from the certifi ed life guards. District Open House Features Elementary Student Work Bowling Green Elementary on display during the Open House a 5th grade student at T. C. Cherry; students recently competed in a on December 6 from 2:30 – 5:00 Winta Sweatt, a 5th grade student holiday art contest with the winning p.m. at Dishman-McGinnis; and Yereni art to be featured at the District’s Winners of the 2012 Holiday Art Bruno-Sanchez, a 3rd grade student Holiday Open House. One art project Contest are (Work pictured below at Parker-Bennett-Curry. from each school was selected and from left to right): Matt Sowell, a A special thanks to Art Teachers has been used to create invitations, 4th grade student at Potter Gray; Mary Sansom and Cassie Lloyd for advertisements and posters for the Fiona Manivong, a 4th grade their help with the contest. district. The original work will also be student at McNeill; Grace Tweedy,

Follow us on Twitter! @BGISD @BGHSPurplesNews @BGJHS WKU Honors Luncheon Recognizes 29 from BGHS

WKU photo by Bryan Lemon WKU honored 89 students from The following students were Shelby Higginbotham, Mitchell fi ve Bowling Green and Warren honored at a luncheon Nov. 16 at the Adamic, counselor Karen Swiney, County high schools for their WKU’s Knicely Conference Center: principal Gary Fields; back row: Erin academic achievements. The annual Front row (left to right): Morgan Bardin, superintendent Joe Tinius, recognition ceremony recognizes Cleary, Savannah Snyder, Maggie Benjamin Morrison, Sarah Alford, students who qualify for a renewable Wohltjen, Lindsay Gay, Selena Drew Norman, Ellie Shoulders, Drew academic scholarship to WKU. This Quintanilla, Spencer Renfro, Han Crocker, Logan West, Denis Hodzic, year’s group has an average ACT Hong; second row: WKU President Owen Hanna, Ethan Holaday, composite score of 29.11 and grade Gary Ransdell, Mary Grayson Meredith Harbison, Diamond point average of 3.89 and includes Batts, Kelsey Lopez, Elizabeth Marshall, and Jalen Brown. 21 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Brooks, Sarah Parks, Rachel Daniel, and 11 National Merit Semifi nalists. Victoria Dillard, Kristen Lyons, EXPLORE-ing College & Careers with 8th Grade Students

In an effort to encourage is required by the new Unbridled their report. They were able to have college and career readiness, Learning Accountability System for conversations explaining steps the Bowling Green Junior High returned all 8th grade students. students need to take in school and EXPLORE score reports differently On November 16, school set them on the right path for high to 8th graders this year. The and district administrators, as well school next year and ultimately their EXPLORE test is designed to help as volunteer teachers and staff future. After the initial session with 8th grade students learn a broad from BGJHS and BGHS met with students, teachers reviewed goal range of options for their future, every 8th grader individually for setting in their classrooms. as well as help prepare them for approximately ten minutes, in a high school coursework. The test private setting to review highlights of Student Solutions Sing “I Choose Bowling Green” 2012-2013 Academic Calendar

Thanks to all parents and community members who completed the calendar survey last month. The 2012-13 Academic Calendar is scheduled for approval at the December 10 Board of Education Meeting.

The fi nal calendar will be emailed to all parents The City of Bowling Green BGHS students created video via AlertNow and also hosted the annual Student Solutions highlighting the history of Bowling available through our Banquet on November 29 at South Green, things to see and do, as district website. Warren High School. This year, well as a full-length music video students from all fi ve local high to fulfi ll the task. The music video schools were tasked with creating a included an original song written and 5 to 7 minute video from a creative performed by BGHS student, Trevor and youthful perspective to entice Martin. folks to visit, vacation or relocate to Bowling Green. Winter Weather Communication Plans As we face colder temperatures Television: Mobile Apps for smartphones (sooner or later), the possibility WBKO (ABC and FOX) may also be used to receive increases for the delay or closing WNKY NBC 40 information about school closings or of school. During the winter months WTVF Nashville Ch 5 delays. WBKO and WNKY both offer district administrators, including Insight CN2 free apps with news and information Transportation Director Mike for local viewers. McCloud and Superintendent Joe Radio: In rare instances, school may be Tinius, keep a close watch on the WKCT 930 am dismissed during the school day to weather. If there is a possibility for WKYU 88.9 fm avoid afternoon weather conditions. precipitation, they are up during the WCVK 90.7 fm If this occurs, an AlertNow early morning hours checking road WGGC 95.1 fm Emergency Message will be sent as conditions, listening to forecasts, WBVR 96.7 fm soon as possible. The Emergency and communicating with surrounding WKLX 100.7 fm Message will be sent to all phone districts. Their cooperative efforts WUHU 107.1 fm numbers, and email addresses, determine if roads and sidewalks and text messages will be sent to are safe for our students and The AlertNow Notifi cation subscribers. employees. System will be used to send By law, all school days missed If the decision is made to delay emails and non-emergency text due to inclement weather must or close school, our district will messages. AlertNow uses parent/ be made up. Please consider the make every effort to notify parents, guardian email addresses from possibility of make-up days as you guardians and employees as soon the student database, Infi nite make vacation and/or graduation as possible. Campus. Individuals must subscribe plans. The following media are to receive text messages due to If you have any questions or contacted during inclement weather. possible charges from mobile phone concerns, please do not hesitate to companies. contact the district offi ce, 746-2200.

We wish our students, employees, families and community members wonderful and happy Holidays! Schools will be closed December 17 - January 1.